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No.  XL. 

MODERN     STANDARD     DRAMA 
EDITED  BY  EPES  SARGENT. 

AVTHOK  or  "VUAMO,  ▲  TbAOSOT,"  *C. 


THE 

DAT  AFTER  THE  WEDDIM. 

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No.  XL. 
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EDITED  BY  EPES  SARGENT. 

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THE 

DAY  AFTER  THE  ¥EDDIIG. 

7i  laxct 

IN      ONE     ACT. 
BY     MRS.     CHARLES    KEMBLE. 

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EDITORIAL     INTRODUCTION. 

This  pleasant  little  interlude,  which  is  still  very  frequently 
played,  was  first  produced  at  Co  vent  Garden  Theatre  in  1808. 
The  author,  Mrs.  Charles  Kemble,  was  bom  at  Vienna,  Jan. 
17th,  1774,  and  was  the  daughter  of  George  Louis  De  Camp,  a 
musician  of  considerable  eminence.  He  died  at  the  premature 
oc:fl  of  thirty,  leaving  her  the  eldest  of  six  children,  and  then  only 
twelve  years  old.  She  had  not  at  this  time  even  learned  to  read 
English,  but  resolved  to  make  up  by  industry  the  defects  of  her 
education.  She  became  popular  as  an  actress  and  a  singer  at 
Drury  Lane;  and  at  length  produced  a  comedy  for  her  own 
benefit,  called  "  First  Faults,"  which  evinced  no  ordinary  talent. 
In  180G  she  married  Mr.  Charles  Kemble,  and  made  her  debut 
on  the  boards  of  Covent  Garden,  where  "  The  Day  After  the 
Wedding,  or  a  Wife's  First  Lesson,"  was  soon  afterwards  pro- 
duced.    She  died  a  few  years  since. 

This  interlude,  without  many  broad  comic  touches,  has  those 
qualities  which  will  long  insure  it  a  place  upon  the  stage.  It 
has  point,  vivacity,  aad  wit — is  cleverly  constructed,  and  never 
violates  good  tuste.  It  is  creditable  both  to  the  dramatic  and  li- 
terary skill  of  Mrs.  Kemble. 


CAST     OF     CHARACTERS^ 

Park  Theatre,  1845. 

Colonel  Freelove Mr.  G.  Barrett. 

Lord  Rivers "     Crocker. 

James      ------  -       ♦»     Povey. 

Crroom    ---------       Gallot. 

Lady  Elizabeth     -     -     -     -     -     Mrs.  Blaiid. 

Mrs.  Davies -     Mrs.  Vernon. 


The  Costumes,  being  those  ofthejjresent  day,  will  vaiy 
(uxor ding  to  (tie  tastes  of  the  actors. 


EXITS  AND  ENTRANCES. 
R.  means  Right;     L.  Left:    R.  D.  Right  Door;    L.  D.  Left  Door; 
S.  E.  Second  Entrance;   U.  E.  Upper  Entrance;   M.  D.  Middle  Door. 

RELATIVE  POSITIONS. 
R.,  means  Right;   L.,  Left;    C,  Centre  ;    R.  C.  Right  of  Ccu'rej 
L.  C,  Left  of  Centre. 

W.B.  Passages  marked  wilh  Invcrti^l  Coiuniiis,  are  vsualtij  otntt'ed  in  tha 
represcniatiojt. 


THE 

DAY  AFT^R   THE  WEDDING. 


ACT     I. 

Scene  I. — A  Villa   belonging  to    Colonel  Freelove.     The 

Stage  represents  a  hi(h/'s  dressing-room,  tastefully  fur- 
nislicd  tcith  sojn^  footstools,  cheffioniers,  S^v..,  ^i;.,  hooks, 
papers^  vases,  Sft..,  S^v.,  on  the  chimney-piece ;  a  guitar 
hung  up  ;  a  dress mg-tahle,  on  which  is  a  hand-bell ;  on  the 
left  hand  a  Jlute,  music-desk,  a  small  drawing-table,  with 
portfolio,  Sfr;.,  5f.:,  Sfc. ;  tambour -frame  on  the  sofa. 

James  and.  Mrs.  Davies    discovered   in   the  act  of  putting 
the  things  to  rights, 

James.  [Looking  at  his  watch.]  Bless  my  soul!  eleven 
o'clock  !   and  not  stirring-  yet  ! 

,Mrs.  D,  Consider,  nights  are  short  at  this  fine  season 
o^  the  year  :   remem])er,  you  were  young  once  yourself. 

James.  Ay,  and  this  happy  wedding  has  made  me  young 
again.  Kiss  me,  my  old  mate  !  [Kisses  her.]  Well,  it  was 
a  fine  sight ;  the  lasses  so  gay,  and  the  lads  so  smart ; — 
tJien  the  volunteers  drav/n  out,  and  the  parson  and  the 
clerk  !— 

Mrs.  D.   Lord,  it's  an  awfnl  tKing  to  Le  married! 

Jmiies.  Many  people  find  it  so. 

Mrs.  D.  I  wish  my  dear  young  master  may  not ;  but  I 
think  the  lady  has  a  bit  of  a  spirit  of  her  own  : — did  you 
rnind  how  she  treated  that  poor  waiting-woman  she 
brought  with  her  from  town!  The  Lord  forgive  me,  but 
1  thought  she  v/o'ild  liave  s/apped  her  face! 


6  DAY    AFTKR    THF-     WEDDING.  [    Act  }. 

James.  Pho  !  nonsense  ! — she  is  a  lively  little  thing. 

Mrs.  D.  She  is,  indeed  :  and,  in  my  mind,  my  master 
will  have  a  lively  time  with  her — he  has  desired  I  will 
assist  in  dressing  her — and  the  very  thought  of  it  puts 
me  into  a  twitter  from  head  to  foot.  Oh,  here  comes  my 
master  and  his  new  brother-in-law,  Lord  Rivers. 

Enter  Colonel  Freelove  and  Lord  Rivers. 

Col.  Good  day,  good  day  to  you,  my  worthy  friends. 

Mrs.  D.  The  same  to  you,  sir,  and  a  gi-eat  many  of 
them.     You  rested  well,  I  hope,  last  night  1 

James.  Hush,  you  silly  woman  ! 

Mrs.  D.  The  lady  found  everythliig  to  lie r  satisfaction, 
I  hope  1 

James.  Don't  ask  impertinent  questions. 

Col.  Thank  you,  thank  you — you  were  very  busy  last 
night.     You  over-worked  yourselves,  I'm  afraid. 

James.  Ah,  sir,  had  it  been  twenty  times  as  much,  we 
should  have  gone  through  it  with  pleasure,  for  so  good  a 
master. 

Col.  In  the  midst  of  my  own  happiness,  I  have  not 
been  unmindful  of  yours.  This  paper  insures  you  ease 
for  the  remainder  of  your  days.  [  Gives  a  paper. 

James.  Ah,  sir,  the  only  way  to  insure  our  ease,  will  b© 
to  let  us  die  in  your  service. 

Col.  These  honest  people,  my  lord,  are  old  friends  ;  I 
am  indebted  to  their  kind  offices  from  the  very  liour  of 
my  biith. 

Mrs.  D.  Ay,  sir; — 1  was  his  niiryc  ;  who  would  be- 
lieve, to  see  him  such  a  fine  well-grown  gentleman,  that  I 
used  to  dandle  him  in  my  arms  1 — Ay,  ay,  for  all  you  look 
80,  T  did. 

James.  Yes,  and  the  day  he  was  breeched — do  you  re- 
member how  unkindly  he  took  to  them  ]  I'retty  tricks 
you  played  us,  ha  !  ha  !  ha  !   1  shall  never  forget  it. 

Col.  There,  there — go,  my  good  friends,  and  be  sure 
you  don't  fatigue  yourselves. 

James  and  Mrs.  D.  Thank  you  :  health,  happiness,  and 
a  long  life  to  your  honour  !  (  Exeunt,  \.. 

Lord  R.  Well,  Harry  : — here  you  are,  arrived  at  the 
summit  of  all  earthly  bliss  ! — eh  1 — 

Col.   lam.    indeed.     Suriounded  by   faithful  bervantb: 


.^cr.NE  I.]  DAY   AFTER    THE    WEDDING.  7 

enjoying  a  princely  fortune  ;  possessing  an  amiable,  beau- 
tiful, and  accomplished  wife — 

hord  R.  You  hope  to  glide  along  the  stream  of  life, 
unobstructed  by  the  shoals  of  misfortune,  or  the  quick- 
sands of  disappointment : — your  chance  for  happiness  is 
as  good  as  any  man's — married  man's,  I  mean.  My  sis- 
ter possesses  most  valuable  qualities — but  your  marriage 
followed  so  close  upon  your  declaration,  that  you  had  not 
leisure  to  study  Elizabeth's  temper ;  which,  I  fear,  you 
will  find  impatient  of  restraint,  quick,  irritable — why,  you 
don't  seem  moved  ! 

Col.  I  believe  your  picture  is  overcharged  :  brothers 
are  not  apt  to  flatter. 

Lord  R.  Nor  lovers  to  discern  the  imperfections  of 
their  mistresses. — She'll  soon  give  you  a  taste  of  her 
quality : — her  behaviour  to  her  maid,  yesterday,  might 
have  convinced  you,  I  think,  that  she  can  look  a  little 
black. 

Col.  It  did  not  escape  me ; — every  man  must  hazard 
much  in  the  choice  of  a  wife  ;  but  if,  in  this  lottery  of 
wedlock,  ke  gains  beauty,  accomplishments,  principles, 
and  a  good  heart,  he  must  indeed  be  ungrateful  if  he  ar 
raign  his  fortune. 

Lord  R.  Temper,  temper,  my  good  fellow — 

Col.  May  be  amended.     Lady  Elizabeth  has  been  spoil 
ed  in  her  childhood — she  is  now  but  eighteen — she  is  in 
genuous,  and  has  sensibility.    With  mild  and  affectionate 
treatment,  such  a  creature  may  be  moulded  into  anything. 

Lord  R.  Then  you  must  re-educate  her. 

Col.  I  propose  to  do  so.  Here,  I  shall  have  neither 
dissipation  to  encounter,  bad  example  to  combat — 

Lord  R.  Nor  female  counsels  to  counteract. 

Col.  You  judge  the  sex  too  harshly; — they  are  charm- 
ing creatures  ! 

Lord  R.  But  they  may  be  mended. 

Col.  Do  but  promise  to  second  my  project,  and  I'll  un- 
dertake to  make  your  sister  tractable. 

Lord  R.  Accomplish  that,  and  I'll  acknowledge  you 
the  prince  of  shrew-tamers. 

Col.  Hush !  she's  here — I  have  a  few  calls  to  make ; 
accompany  me,  and  I  will  tell  you  my  plans  as  we  walk 
aluiig. 


8  DAY    AFTER    THE    WFDDING. 


[Act  I 


Entei'  Lady  Elizabeth  in  a  morning-dress.,  r. 

I^ady  E.  Good  morning,  brother. — Harry — 

\ Holds  out  her  hand  to  him. 

Col,  We  were  speaking  of  you,  Bess.  Your  brother 
has  been  pronouncing  a  flaming  panegyric  upon  you — 
what's  the  matter  %  you  seem  chagrined. 

Lady  E.  You  cannot  imagine  how  much  I  am  vexed ; 
such  a  misfortune  has  happened  to  me  ! 

Col.  You  alarm  me,  Bess. 

Lady  E.  I  have  no  waiting-woman. 

Lord  R.   What  a  calamity  ! 

Lady  E.  Last  night,  in  a  little  pet,  I  just  desired  Ma- 
ria to  go  about  her  business ;  and  do  you  know,  she  has 
had  the  sauciness  to  obey  me  ? 

Col.  Could  she  do  better  than  obey  you,  Bess  ] 

Lady  E.  Oh,  but  I  did  not  mean  it,  you  know.  I  was 
very  sorry  for  what  1  said,  last  night ;  and  when  I  sent 
for  her  this  morning,  she  was  gone.  1  don't  much  care 
about  it ;  for  really  she  was  such  a  dawdle  ! 

Lord  E.  Why,  she  was  but  just  come  to  you  ;  you 
turned  away  your  former  woman,  only  the  day  before  yes- 
terday. 

Lady  E.  Oh,  yes ;  I  could  not  bear  her,  she  was  so 
pert. 

Col.  I  am  afraid  you  will  not  find  it  easy  to  suit  your- 
self.    Come,  Rivers  :  good  bye,  Bess. 

Lady  E.  What,  are  you  going  out  already  % 

Lord  R.  We  have  a  few  calls  to  make. 

Lady  E.  Why,  what  visits  can  you  have  to  pay,  when 
you  are  but  so  lately  arrived  'i  By-the-bye,  how  shall  I 
get  dressed  ] 

Col.  Oh,  there  will  be  no  grfeat  difficulty  in  that.  La- 
<iies  have  so  much  consideration  for  their  waiting-women 
now-a-days,  that  they  even  dispense  with  their  petticoats, 
to  diminish  the  labours  of  the  toilette — don't  make  your- 
self uneasy,  my  love  ;  my  housekeeper  was  waiting- wo- 
man to  my  mother  many  years  ;  1  have  already  desired 
her  to  attend  your  commands — I'll  send  Mrs.  Davies  to 
you.     Good  bye,  Bess. 

Lady  E.  Well,  if  you  must  go — but  don't  be  absent 
long,  novVj  for  I  hate  to  be  alone. 


Scene  I.]  l^AY    AFTER    TIIR    WEDDING.  9 

[Exeunt  the  Coloncv  antt  hord  Hi  vers,  l,. 
Let  me  see;  what  dress  shall  1  wear]  my  blue  tuuic? 
no,  no  :  my  pretty  white  crape  with  the  peach-hiossom 
trimming-.  Harry  has  never  seen  that,  and  he'll  think  it 
charmingly  becoming — how  fond  he  is  of  me  ! — 'tis  very 
delightful  to  be  married  ! — he  little  dreams  how  I  mean 
to  surprise  him — I  have  the  picture  quite  ready  ;  and  it 
is  the  prettiest  thing — 

Enter  James,  l. 
Oh,  Mr.— 

Ja?nes.  James,  madam,  at  your  service.  My  wife  will 
wait  upon  your  ladyship  whenever  you  are  ready — I  left 
her  very  busy  in — 

Lady  E.  [Look'mg  in  the  glass.]  Oh,  very  well,  very 
well. 

Jamas.  Your  ladyship  likes  our  county  ]  we  have  beau- 
tiful prospects. 

Eady  E.  Yes,  I  like  the  prospect  very  much. 

James.  We  are  not  quite  so  gay  as  in  London,  though : 
— I  was  there,  my  lady,  in  1801  ; — my  dear  late  master 
and  I — 

Lady  E.  Who  put  my  guitar  there  ] 

Jaines.  I,  my  lady. 

Lady  E.  Bring  it  me.  [James  fetclics  it.]  Lud  !  tis  quite 
out  of  tune  ^Strums  on  it.]  What  were  you  saying,  Mr. 
Thing'em  1 

James.  Why,  my  lady,  I  was  saying,  that  in  1801 — \A 
string  sjiaps  ;  she  betrays  i?npatie?ice,]— it  was  the  winter  of 
that  year,  and  very  cold  it  was, — the  day  after  we  arrived, 
the  most  extraordinary  thing  happened — 

[Another  string  snaps. 

Lady  E.  Good  gracious  ! 

James.  I  was  standing  at  the  corner  of  Pall  Mall,  when 

on  a  sudden  I  heard  such  a  crash —  [A  third  string  snajjs, 

and  Ijady  Elizabeth  dashes  the  guitar  on  the  ground. 

Lady  E.  Deuce  take  the  thing  ! 

James.  Mercy  on  me  !  what's  that  1  Never  trust  me, 
but  I  thought  it  was  the  very  crash  I  heard  in  1801. 

Lady  E.  You  old  twaddler  !  Why  do  you  stand  cliat- 
tering  there  ]     Send  your  wife-  — 

James.  Here  she  comes,  my  lady> — Twaddler!  my  wife 


10  DAY    ATTEW    THE    WEDDING.  [Act  T 

was  right ;  women,  after  all,  are  the  best  judges.     Set  a 
thief  to  catch  a  thief.     Old  twaddler,  indeed  !      [Exit,  l. 

Enter  Mrs.  Davie s,  l. 

Mrs.  D.  I  humbly  wait  upon  your  ladyship. 

Lady  E.  A  good  style  of  waiting  woman,  that! — There, 
good  woman,  take  this  key,  and  in  the  drawer  of  the  dres- 
sing-table, you'll  find  a  gold  comb  :  you  can  tuck  up  my 
hair,  I  suppose  I 

Mrs.  D.  I  Opening  the  dratver.]  To  be  sure  I  can,  my  la- 
dy ;  I'll  make  you  such  a  toupee  as  shall  make  my  mas- 
ter stare  :  I  hate  your  scald-heads,  for  my  part,  all  drag- 
ged up  at  the  roots.  [Returns  tlie  key  to  Lady  E. 

Lady  E.  Come,  come,  make  haste;  I  shan't  be  ready 
before  Hany  comes  back.  \Mrs.  D.  drops  the  co7nb.^  Lord, 
how  stupid  you  are.  [Mrs.  I),  tries  to  put  vp  Lady  E.'s  hair. 

Lady  E.  [  Taking  the  co?nb  out  of  her  hand.]  You  can't 
do  it  at  all ;  give  it  to  me  :  there,  there,  let  it  alone 

Enter  Colonel  Freelove  at  the  top. 

Col.  So,  so. 

Lady  E.  You  can  dress  me,  I  suppose  ] 

Mrs.  D.  I  hope,  my  lady,  after  waiting  upon  my  mas- 
ter's mother  three-and-thiity  years,  I  ought  to  know  some- 
thing of  the  matter.  I  used  to  make  all  her  gowns  ;  and 
I  think,  when  you  see  it,  you'll  say  I  have  altered  your 
ladyship's  very  much  for  the  better. 

Lady  E.  Not  my  crape  dress  1  you  have  not  touched 
that,  I  hope  ]  bring  it  here,  do,  and  let  me  see  it.  [Mrs. 
D.  fetches  the  boXj  which  Lady  E.  opens  with  great  imjm- 
tience.]  My  heavens  !  what  have  you  done  1  what,  in  the 
name  of  all  that's  odious,  do  you  call  this  1 

Mrs.  D.  A  flounce,  my  lady,  a  flounce.  My  lady  was 
married  in  just  such  another. 

Lady  E.  [Throwing  the  go2cn  at  her.]  You  horrible  crea- 
ture, you  have  ruined  my  gown.  What's  become  of  the 
peach-blossom  tiimming  ] 

Mrs.  D.  I  put  that  upon  the  turban,  my  lady. 

Lady  E.  Grant  me  patience  ! — get  out  of  the  room, 
get  out  of  my  sight  directly  ! 

Mrs.  D.  [Aside.]  This  it  is  to  do  a  good-natured  thing  ! 
But  yo  1  may  make  what  fright  you  please  of  yourseli 


SccNE  I.]  DAY   AFTEK    THE    WEDDING.  11 

henceforward  ;  I'll  never  meddle  nor  make,  not  I. 

[Exit,  L. 

Lad)/  E.   What   an   unfortunate   creature    [   am  ! — my 
pretty,   my  beautiful  peach-blossom  !   [  Opens  tlie  hox  con- 
taining the  turban,]   Well,  if  ever  I  saw  such  a  thing !  I 
could  tear — [  Works  herself  vp  into  a  complete  rage,  prills  it 
all  to  2)ieces,  and  /ticks  the  hox  round  the  Stage  till 
she  gets  opposite  the  Colonel. 

Col.  Bravo  !  bravo  ! — I  see  myself,  it  is  the  very  thing : 
— my  happiness  is  complete. 

hadij  E.  [Rather  disconcerted.]  What,  have  you  been  in 
the  room  all  the  while  ? 

Col.  I  have,  and  I  can  scarcely  contain  my  joy.  A  gui- 
tar smashed, — a  gown  torn  to  tatters  ; — why,  it's  exqui- 
site !  Hear  me,  Bess  : — in  early  youth,  I  evinced  a  most 
imperious  and  intractable  disposition,  which  was  foolishly 
indulged  by  my  fond,  but  injudicious  parents  :  it  was  not 
till  I  was  about  to  solicit  the  hand  of  my  dear  Bess,  that 
I  seriously  reflected  upon  this  infirmity  :  what  will  she 
think  of  me  ]  (I  used  to  repeat  to  myself;)  she  will  deem 
me  a  wretch  not  fit  to  live  ;  she  will  despise,  she  will  ab- 
hor me. 

Lad?/  E.  Ah,  my  love,  never,  never. 

Col.  The  very  apprehension  drove  me  to  distraction  ; 
fifty  times  I  was  on  the  point  of  relinquishing  all  thoughts 
of  marriage  ;  what  right,  said  I,  have  I  to  entail  misery  on 
any  human  being  ?  why  involve  the  creature  I  love,  who 
is  so  mild  and  gentle,  in  broils  and  vexations  ?  No,  I'll 
not  marry.  Then  my  affection  would  get  the  better  of  my 
resolution,  and  I  determined,  for  your  sake,  to  conquer  this 
terrible  vice.  But  judge  how  my  mind  is  relieved  by  dis- 
covering that  you,  my  love,  suffer  under  the  identical  im- 
perfection of  temper  which  has  so  long  tormented  me. 
Now  indeed  we  shall  be  happy. 

Ladi/  E.  And  you  really  are  violent  T 

Col.  Outrageous. 

Ladf/  E.  How  extraordinary  !  I  never  perceived  it  be- 
fore marriage. 

Col.  No,  no,  I  sought  to  make  myself  agreeable ;  and 
'tis  evident,  Bess,  you  had  the  same  desire. 

Ladi/  E.  I  always  thought  you  so  gentle. 


12  DAY   AFTEK    the    wedding.  [Act  I 

Col.  So  did  I  you : — I  am,  when  I  have  my  own  way  • 
but  uj)on  the  shghtest  provocation — 

Ladi/  E.  That's  just  Hke  me.  If  I  am  contradicted, 
my  heart  begins  to  beat,  and  my  ears  go  buz,  buz  ;  and  I 
get  into  such  a  rage  : — but  then  it's  over  again  in  a  mi- 
nute. 

Col.  Ay,  but  it  begins  again  in  a  minute. 

Lady  E.  Just  so ;  that's  for  all  the  world  like  me. 
Dear,  how  well  we  shall  do  together. 

Col.  Oh,  yes  !  at  times,  to  be  sure,  we  shall  play  the 
very  devil ;  but  then,  how  delightful  will  be  our  reconci- 
liations ! 

Lady  E.  Reconciliations  !  do  you  think  you  will  ever 
be  in  a  passion  with  me,  Harry  1 

Col.  Oh,  when  the  fit  is  on  me,  I  know  nobody ;  I'm  an 
absolute  madman :  but,  the  paroxysm  over,  I  shall  be  at 
your  feet,  believe  me. 

Lady  E.  That  will  be  delightful !  but  pray  be  at  my 
feet  as  seldom  as  possible. 

Col.  Well,  Bess,  get  ready  ;  I  expect  five  or  six  of  our 
neighbours  to  dinner.  Go,  love,  you  know  not  from  what 
a  weight  my  heart  is  relieved  by  this  confession. 

[Exit  Lady  Elizabeth^  R. 
Enter  Lord  Rivers,  l. 

Lord  R.  Well,  how  do  you  speed  1 

Col.  1  think  it  will  do  :  I  have  a  little  astonished  her  al- 
ready, but  nothing  to  what  she  shall  be.  Remember,  I 
depend  upon  your  assistance.  [Exif,  i.. 

Lord  R.  I  have  given  you  iv.y  promise. 

Re-enter  Lady  Elizabeth,  r. 

Lady  E.  Oh,  Harry,  1  forgot  to  ask  you — is  he  gone  ? 

Lord  R.  He  quitted  the  room  as  you  entered.  ]5ut 
what's  the  matter?  still  inconsolable  for  the  loss  of  your 
waiting- woman  1  or  are  the  cares  of  matrimony  dawning 
upon  you  already  1 

Lady  E.  Heigh  ho  ! 

Lord  R.  Why,  what  are  you  so  serious  about  ? 

Lady  E.  I  have  but  too  much  cause. 

Lord  R.  Truly,  marriage  is  a  very  serious  conceni,  and 
that's  the  reason  I  never  could  bo  brouglit  to  think  of  if. 


Scene  I.]  DAY   AFTER   THE   WEDDING.  13 

Lady  E.  [Aside.]  "Would  I  never  had ! — [A  violent  craaJi 
is  heard  behind  the  scenes.]   What's  that  1 

Lord  R.  What,  in  the  name  of  confusion,  can  this  mean  1 
Is  the  house  coming  about  our  ears  % 

Lady  E.  Should  it  be  Harry  !  [Noise  increases.]  For 
Heaven's  sake,  dear  brother  ! 

Lord.  R.  Don't  alarm  yourself,  Elizabeth;  I'll  step  and 
learn  the  cause  of  all  this.  [Exit,  l. 

Lady  E.  I  tremble  from  head  to  foot.  Oh,  it  is  but  too 
true,  I  fear  : — he  has  not  exaggerated  the  account  of  him- 
self    Unhappy,  wretched  Elizabeth  ! 

Re-enter  Lord  Rivers,  l. 

Well  1 

Lord  R.  [Affecting  ill-humour.]  Well ;  it's  a  freak  of 
your  amiable  husband's  ! 

Lady  E.   What  ails  him  ]  f; 

Lord  R.  I  wouldn't  advise  you  to  ask  him.  I  found  him 
with  his  eyes  starting  out  of  his  head,  breaking  and  kick- 
ing about  the  furniture. 

Lady  E.  Not  my  beautiful  Sevre,  I  hope  ? 

Lo?-d  R.  Everything  he  could  lay  his  hands  upon :  I  en- 
deavoured to  calm  him,  and  he  answered  me  in  a  tone  that 
really — 

Lady  E.  Nay,  nay,  never  heed  him  : — he  is  a  little  vio- 
lent. 
'  Lord  R.  A  little,  do  you  call  it  ] 

Lady  E.  Well,  well,  he's  very  violent ;  but  indeed  he 
has  not  deceived  me  :  he  acknowledged  it  all  to  me. 

Lord  R.  Never  tell  me  of  acknowledging.  When  a 
man  is  a  madman,  he  ought  not  to  marry ;  and  so  I  shall 
tell  him.  [  Voices  are  heard  behind  the  scenes  as  if  in  high 
words. 

Col.  [  Without.]  Scoundrels  !  to  contradict  me  ! — leave 
the  house,  every  soul  of  you  ! 

Lady  E.  Now,  Rivers,  brother,  my  dear  brother  ! — 
everybody  is  so  passionate  in  this  house  ! — don't  say  a 
word  ;  it  won't  last  long;  he  told  me  it  would  not: — But, 
indeed,  v/hen  he  is  in  these  rages,  he  knows  nobody,  not 
even  me  :  so  I'll  run  and  lock  myself  up  in  my  room. 
When  it's  all  over,  tell  me  : — but  pray,  pray,  don't  say  a 
word.  [Exit,  L. 

B 


}4  DAY    AFTER    THE    WEDDING.  t^CT  1. 

Col.  [Behind.]  Rascals!  [Enters,  i..]  the  first  that  comes 
within  my  sight,  I'll  shoot  through  the  head. 

Lord  R.  Ha,  ha,  ha  !  you  may  spare  your  ammunition  : 
for  she  has  made  her  escape,  more  scared  than  a  poor  ti- 
mid hare  chased  by  a  pack  of  hounds.  Ha  !  ha  !  well,  1 
give  you  joy. 

Col.  When  I  have  accomplished  my  design,  congratu- 
late me,  and  not  till  then. 

Lord  R.  I  must  approve  your  courage,  however  the 
event  may  turn  out.     The  day  after  the  wedding — 

Col.  Is  precisely  the  only  one  which  could  have  suited 
my  purpose.  A  woman  wdll  submit  to  correction,  while 
yet  it  comes  from  the  hands  of  her  lover  :  "  but,  the  first 
"  ardour  of  passion  once  subsided,  his  admonitions  are  dis- 
*'  regarded,  or  at  best  appear  but  as  the  austere  precepts  of 
"  pedantry  or  oppression." 

Lord  R.  I  cannot  but  admire  your  plan,  and  applaud 
your  perseverance ;  though  you'll  excuse  me  if  I  am  scep- 
tic enough  to  doubt  your  execution  :  you  may  break  a 
horse,  you  may  even  subdue  a  lion ;  but  you'll  never  tame 
a  woman.  [Exit,  l. 

Col.  That  remains  to  be  proved.  [Seats  himself. 

Enter  Lady  Elizabeth,  r. 

Lady  E.  [  Weeping.]  I  wonder  whether  he  is  come  round 
yet.     Harry,  Harry,  is  it  all  over  1 

Coh  Over!  yes,  I  have  made  a  clear  house  of  it.  I  have 
turned  all  the  servants  off,  except  James  and  his  wife.  By 
Jove,  I  wish  you  could  see  the  eating-room  ;  it's  like  a 
field  of  battle  ; — chairs  here,  tables  there.  Upon  my  soul, 
I  can't  help  laughing  ! 

Lady  E.  Ah  !  but  you  should  not ;  it's  very  wrong. 
What  are  you  doing  ] 

Col.  I'm  finishing  a  little  drawing  foi;  you. 

Lady  E.  [Leaning  over  his  shoulder.]  Dear,  how  pretty ! 

[Going,  K. 

Col.  What,  are  you  going  1     Stay  a  moment. 

Lady  E.  No,  I  won't;  you  have  been  a  very  nauglity 
child — you  have  destroyed  all  my  beautiful  china. 

Col.  Come,  come;  no  reproaches,  Bess:  remember  the 
guitar. 

Lady  E.  Oh,  that's  quite  diflcrent ;  that  was  not  yours. 


Scene  I.]  DAY   AFTER   THE   WEDDING.  15 

Col.  True,  and  I'm  sure  I  have  no  right  to  complain  : 
for,  in  my  time,  I  have  smashed  at  least  twenty  fiddles, 
and  as  many  flutes  :  had  it  not  been  for  my  impetuous  dis- 
position, I  should  have  been  a  tolerable  performer  by  this 
time  ;  but  the  first  difficult  passage  that  occurs,  away  goes 
the  instrument — smack  goes  the  desk — to  the  devil  kick 
the  master  ! — Would  to  Heaven  I  had  nothing  more  se- 
rious to  reproach  myself  with  ! 

Lady  E.  Why,  what  have  you  been  guilty  of] 

Col.  Do  not  ask  me,  my  love  ;  I  cannot  tell  you. 

Lady  E.  But  you  must;  I  desire  you'll  conceal  nothing 
from  me. 

Col.  Well,  just  let  me  finish  this  cascade. 

Lady  E.  I  don't  care  about  the  cascade ;  I  do  beg  you'll 
tell  me  what  you  have  done. 

Col.  What  a  painful  task  do  you  impose  upon  me. 

[Getting  up. 

Lady  E.  I  wish  you  would  make  haste  : — how  I  do 
hate  people  to  keep  me  in  suspense. 

Col,  You  have  seen  poor  James,  that  worthy,  faithful 
servant  1 

Lady  E,  WelU 

Col.  I  had  the  misfortune,  in  a  moment  of  rage,  to  break 
his  arm. 

Lady  E.  Break  his  arm  !  oh,  shocking  ! — I'm  very  pas- 
sionate myself,  very  ;  but  I  never  went  beyond  breaking 
the  china,  or  kicking  about  the  furniture.  I'll  tell  you 
what ;  a  thought  has  struck  me- — you  shall  make  me  your 
model. 

Col.  You  !  ha  !  ha ! 

Lady  E.  Now  what  do  you  laugh  at  1 — hear  me,  and 
I'll  give  you  my  f)icture. 

Col.  What,  Bess  1  have  your  picture,  and  not  give  it 
me  yesterday  1 

Lady  E.  1  gave  away  the  original;  you  would  not  have 
everything  in  one  day.  Always  wear  it  near  your  heart ; 
and  whenever  you  feel  any  ungentle  passions  rising  in 
your  breast,  look  at  it ;  'twill  check  your  anger,  and  ten* 
derness  will  succeed ;  and  soon  my  Harry  will  become  the 
gentlest,  as  he  is  already  the  best  of  creatures. 

Col.  Where,  where  is  this  talisman,  this  preservative  of 
happiness  1 


16  DAY    AFTER    THE   WEDDING.  [Axl. 

Lady  E.  It's  in  this  drawer.  Oh,  dear,  I  don't  know 
what  I  have  done  with  the  key.  [Lookinir  about. 

Col.  \Aside.\   Giddy  puss  !  [Sits  down. 

Lady  E.  Have  you  seen  it  anywhere,  Hany  1 

[Tossitig  21  p  the  tilings. 

Col.  No. 

Lady  E.  Why,  you  don't  look  ; — how  you  sit,  Harry  ! 

Col.  Where,  ray  love,  should  I  look  1  you  have  lost  it 
I  su2:>pose. 

Lady  E.  How  should  I  lose  it]  it  is  not  half  an  hour 
since  I  had  it  here.  Oh,  I  recollect,  Mrs.  Thingamy  has 
it — Mrs.  Davies,  Mrs.  Davies  ! — don't  be  impatient,  my 
love.  [Rings  violently.]  Mrs.  Davies  !  [Rings  and  breaks  the 
bell-rope.]  Deuce  take  the  thing !  don't  flun-y  yourself, 
Hariy.  Mrs.  Davies  !  [Sta?nps  hei'  feet  and  rings  the  hand- 
hell.]  Don't  be  in  a  hurry,  Harry. 

Col.  1  am  not,  my  love. 

Enter  Mrs.  Davies,  l. 

Mrs.  D.  Did  you  call,  my  lady  1 

Lady  E.  To  be  sure  :  didn't  you  hear  me  1 

Col.  [Aside\  vShe  must  be  confoundedly  deaf,  if  she  did 
not! 

Lady  E.  I  want  my  key. 

Mrs.  D.  What  key,  my  lady  1 

Lady  E.  Of  that  drawer. 

M7-S.  D.  I  gave  it  to  you  again,  mv  lady. 

Lady  E.  When  1 

Mrs.  D.   After  I  took  out  the  comb. 

Lady  E.   And  you  returned  it  to  mc  ? 

Mrs.  D.  I  did,  indeed,  my  lady. 

Lady  E.  This  woman  will  be  the  death  of  me. 

Mrs.  D.  You  were  sitting  just  where  you  are  now  ; 
your  ladyship  may  remember  you  were  in  a  passion  ! 

Lady  E.  1  in  a  passion! — Worse  and  worse!  this  is 
beyond  all  patience  !  My  dear  love,  did  you  evei  hear 
Buch  an  accusation  1  ^-1  in  a  passion  ! 

Col.  [Aside.]  Now  it's  my  turn. — James  !  James  I 

Enter  Ja.mes,  l. 

Have  you  seen  anything  of  Lady  Elizabeth's  key? 
James.  I  don't  recollect  seeing  anytliing  of  it. 


ficENE  I.]  DAY    AFTER    THE    WEDDING.  17 

Lady  E.  No,  my  love,  it's  Mrs.  Davies's  business. 

Mrs.  D.  If  your  ladyship  wore  pockets,  it  would  be  no- 
body's business. 

Lady  E.  Impertinence  !  leave  the  house,  and  never  let 
me  see  you  again  ! 

James.  Really,  my  lady,  for  a  paltry  key — 

Col.  How  dare  you  speak  to  Lady  Elizabeth  with  such 
disrespect  % — Leave  the  house,  and  never  more  return  to 
it — no  reply :  go,  I  insist  upon  it. 

James.  Oh,  my  poor  master  !        [Exit  with  Mrs.  D.,  l. 

Col.   [Pacing  across  tlie  Stage\  An  ungrateful  herd  ! — 

Lady  E.  So  impertinent ! 

Col.  Obstinate  ! — 

Lady  E.  Story-tellers,  too  : — I  declare,  it's  always  ser- 
vants who  create  quarrels  and  dissensions  in  families. 

Col.  Well,  there  are  no  more  in  the  house,  so  perhaps 
now  we  shall  have  a  little  peace.  It  was  silly  enough,  too, 
to  be  angry  about  such  a  trifle : — I  told  you  we  should  find 
it  very  difficult  to  repress  our  natural  dispositions. 

Lady  E.  Come,  let  us  think  of  something  else  : — let's 
have  a  little  music. 

Col.  Well  imagined  : — "  Music  hath  charms  to  soothe 
a  savage  beast." 

Lady  E.  And  I  have  a  sweet  air  about  domestic  happi- 
ness— 'twill  just  suit  me.     Will  you  accompany  me  ] 

Col.  With  pleasure. 

[  Takes  his  flute  ;  she  brings  the  desk  forward. 
AIR. 

When  love  attends  the  wedded  pair, 

Beneath  thea-  feet  the  flowers  increase, 
And  o'er  tlieir  path-way  rises  fair 

The  Bunshine  of  domestic  peace : 
For  love  can  hid  the  desert  bloom. 

And  cliai  in  the  raging  storm  to  cease, 
And  clear  from  intei-vening  gloom 

The  sunshine  of  domestic  peace. 

Col.  You  don't  execute  that  last  turn  quite  as  it  ought 
to  be. 

Lady  E.   Don't  I  1     Well,  we'll  begin  again. 
Col   \N\\\m^\y. 

AIR. 

Wh'Mi  hv(?  ali)>n(]s  ihi-  vv'odded  pair, 

!'s-;;  ith  ih'-ir  !■  •■!  '!>  •  tloweis  increase; — 


18  DAY    AFTER    THE    WEDDING.  f  AcT  I 

Col.  [Interrupting  Iter.]  Mind  your  time. 

And  o'er  their  path-way  rises  fair 
The  sunshine  of  domestic  peace. 

Col.  Still  you  don't  hit  it  quite. 

Lady  E.  I  begyour  pardon  :  'tis  you  who  don't  accom- 
pany me  in  time ;  you  spoil  the  harmony. 

CoL  No,  Bess,  'tis  you  who  make  the  discord.  Come 
let's  try  it  once  more. 

Lady  E.  Again  !     Lord,  how  stupid  ! 

CoL  Yes ;  and  take  care  of  "  domestic  peace." 

AIR. 

When  love  attends  the  wedded  pair ; — 
Lady  E.   Do  take  your  hand  away ;  you  interrupt  me 
by  beating  time  : 

Beneath  their  feet  the  flowers^  increase ; — 
Col.  You  are  getting  too<^«8t.   \'  . 

And  o'er  their  path-way  rises  fair, 

The  sunshine  of  domestic  peace  : 
For  love  can  bid  the  desert  bloom, 

And  charm  the  raging  storm  to  cease, 
And  clear  from  jntervening  gloom 

The  sunshine  of  domestic  peace. 

Col.  That  won't  do  at  all. 

Lady  E.  [  T'hrowing  up  the  music]  Then  sing  it  your- 
self. 

Col.  A  pretty  model !  a  good  example  you  set  me  ! 

Lady  E.   Humph  !  you  know  I  promised  not  to  be  in 
a  passion  without  reason ;  but  really — [Sivinging  her  hand- 
kerchief, to  the  end  of  which  is  attached  the  key. 

Col.  What's  that  dangling  at  the  end  of  your  handker- 
chief] 

Lady  E.  Oh,  my  dear  Harry,  it's — 

Col.  The  key,  which  you  accused  that  poor  woman  of 
having  lost  ] 

Lady  E.  It  is. 

Col.  And  how  can  you  answer  this  to  yourself,  madam  ? 
What  amends  can  you  make  these  poor  people,  for  your 
harsh  treatment  of  them  1 

I^ady  E.  Dear  love,  I  will  ask  their  pardon. 

Col.  And  shall  T,  too,  solicit  forgiveness  of  .r.imos  ] 
'{will  be  bt.'r(Mniii;{  in  uu\  duii't  vou  thiii!<  .a)  ^ 


Scei^E  I.]  DAY    AFTER    TIIK    WEDDING.  19 

Lad)/  E.  No  ;  but  I'll  tell  you  how  we  may  atone  : — -'I'll 
speak  to  James,  whom  you  sent  away,  and  do  you  make 
my  peace  with  his  wife  :  thus  shall  we  mutually  repair  the 
wrongs  we  have  mutually  committed. 

Col.  [Aside.]  Now  could  1  take  her  to  my  arms*:  but 
that  must  not  be  yet. — [Aloud.]  When  I  reflect  that  I  have 
been  worked  upon  to  betray  myself  into  passion,  it  puts 
me  into  such  a  rage — This  it  is  to  be  married  !  Damna- 
tion !  [Throws  himself  upon  the  sofa. 

Lady  E.  [Going  up  to  him.]  Pray,  love,  don't  be  angry, 

pray,  now  :  Harry,  won't  you  speak  to  me  ?  won't  you  ] 

[He  pushes  her  from  him;  she  bursts  into  tears,  and 

goes  to  a  chair  at  the  farthest  extremity  of  the  Stage. 

Enter  Lord  Rivers,  l. 

Lord  R.  Well,  good  people,  what  time  do  we  dine  to- 
day 1  Hey-day !  you  sit  at  such  a  well-bred  distance  from 
each  other,  one  would  swear  you  had  been  married  four- 
and-twenty  years,  instead  of  four-and-twenty  hours  !  Eli- 
zabeth in  tears  !  what  is  the  meaning  of  all  this?  Colonel 
Freelove,  is  this  the  fate  you  have  prepared  for  my  belov- 
ed sister  ?  [  Goes  up  to  her. 

Col.  My  lord,  I  am  in  my  own  house. 

Lady  E.  Oh,  heavens  ! 

Lord  R.  I  blush  for  you  !  is  this  a  day — 

Col.  I  receive  admonition  fn)m  no  man. 

Lord  R.  So  much  the  worse  ;  a  little  would  do  you  no 
injury.  ...  ? 

Col.   You  are  insulting,  sir.  1 

Lady  E.  Rivers,  remember  he  is  my  husband.  Henry* 
consider  he  is  my  brother. 

Lord  R.  Leave  us  to  ourselves,  Elizabeth. 

Col.  [  Whispering  to  him.]  Let  us  affect  to  (juarrel. 
You  understand  me,  sirl 

Lord  R.  Whenever  you  please,  sir. 

Lady  E.  What  mean  these  words  1 

Col.  Nothing,  nothing ;  compose  yourself,  I  entreat. — 
My  lord,  you  will  waive  all  further  explanation  before  my 
wife.  [Pretending  to  speak  in  an  vndei'  tone.]  I  shall  take 
an  opportunity  of  leaving  the  room  immediately ;  follow 


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20  DAY    AFTF.R    THE    WEDDING.  [Act  1 

»LordR.  You  may  expect  me.  [Exit  Colonel, -l. 

had])  E.  Oh,  Heaven  !  he  is  gone  !  Do  you  think  you 
can  deceive  me  1  I  know  your  fatal  pui-pose : — Rivers,  you 
shall  not  leave  me. 

Li)rd  R.  Lady  Elizabeth,  do  not  detain  me. 

Lady  E,  At  your  feet  1  throw  myself: — if  you  leave  me, 
1  shall  expire ; — if  you  seek  revenge,  on  me,  on  me  let  it 
fall.  He  is  my  husband ;  oh  !  then  spare  the  life  on  wliich 
my  every  hope,  my  very  existence  depends. 

Lord  R.  Rise,  Lady  Elizabeth. 

Lady  E.  Never,  till  you  have  sworn  this  affair  shall  ter- 
minate here. 

Lord  R.  Well,  then,  I  promise  you  it  shall. 

Lady  E.  [Rising,]  Oh,  blessings,  blessings  on — 

Enter  Groom  ivith  a  letter,  l. 

Groom.  Colonel  Freelove,  my  lord,  desired  me  to  deliver 
this  letter  in  private  to  you.  [Exit,  l. 

Lord  R.  Blockhead,  begone  !   [Reads.]  Ah  ! — 
Lady  E.   What  letter  is  that  ]     1  see  by  your  looks,  'tis 
from  Harry.     What  are  its  contents  !     You  are  silent ; 
let  me  see  it. 

Lord  R.  Unfortunate  Freelove  ! 

Lady  E.  Gracious  powers  !      What  has  he  done  1  , 

Lord  R.  I  would  not  afflict  you,  my  poor  Elizabeth.      * 
Lady  E.  You  torture  me  with  suspense;   1  will  know 
the  worst — [Snatches  the  letter  and  reads.]  "  Stung  with  rc- 
}  morse,  overwhelmed  with  shame,  how  can  I  ever  venture  to 
apyear  before  you  1     I  am  awakened  to  a  full  sense  of  my 
fatal  disorder : — why  did  I  offer  your  sister  a  hand  so  un- 
worthy her  exalted  qualities  1     Reparation  is  due  to  her :  the 
only  one  still  in  my  power,  is  soleinnly  to  engage  never  again  to 
I  molest  her.  I  cannot  hear  to  viake  her  wretclied  ;  and  tlu'r( fore 
I  will  forever  leave  her.     The  yainfid.  task  of  bidding  her  an 
I    eternal  adieu,  would,  he  too  muclt  for  me  ;  hut  to  your  friend- 
f    ship  J  commit  the  charge  of — "     Oh,  Rivers,  fly  !  seek  him, 
l)ring  him  to  me!  he  cannot  be  far  off.    Take  your  fleetest 
horse  and  overtake  him  : — tell  him  I  will  bear  all  his  faults 
with  patience  :  stay  not  to  rejily ;  biing  him  to  my  arms, 
or  never,  never  see  me  mt)re.  [Exit  Lord  Rivers,  l. 


ScF.Nt:  I.]  DAY    AFTEK    THF,    WEDDING.       '  2\ 

Enter  James    and  Mrs.  Davies,  i..,  with  carpet-bag,  bird- 
cage,  and  other  moveables. 

James.  We  are  come,  madam,  to  pay  our  humble  duty 
before  we  quit  this  house  forever. 

Mrs.  D.  Ah,  my  lady,  I  was  bom  in  this  house,  and  T 
did  hope  to  have  died  in  it :  had  my  dear  mistress  lived, 
we  should  not  have  had  to  seek  new  friends. 

Lady  E.  Nor  shall  you; — I  will  be  your  friend  :  forgive 
the  injustice  I  did  you.  James,  you  cannot,  surely,  evei 
leave  your  master  ? 

James.  He  discharged  me,  my  lady  :  I  would  have  part- 
ed with  my  life  to  have  sei^ved  him. 

Lady  E.  And  have  you  lived  so  long  vnth  him,  and  yet 
not  learned  fo  make  allowances  for  his  infirmities  % — he  is 
violent,  to  be  sure — 

James.  He,  madam !  somebody  has  deceived  you,  wick- 
edly deceived  you ;  till  this  day,  he  was  an  angel  upon 
earth, — kind,  gentle,  affable,  and  affectionate  !  Oh,  matri- 
mony has  strarfgely  altered  him.  ' 

Lady  E.  Everything  1  hear — 

James.  Never  till  to-day  did  he  use  a  harsh  word  to  me  : 
h*id  I  committed  a  fault,  he  would  reprove  me  in  a  tone  so 
gentle,  a  manner  so  kind — 

Lady  E.  Except  when  he  broke  your  arm. 

James.  He  strike  a  servant !  Never,  never  !  Some  ter- 
rible evil  spirit  has  taken  possession  of  the  house  since 
your  ladyship's  arrival  here. 

Lady  E.  A  new  light  breaks  in  upon  me  ;  I  see  it  all : 
leave  me,  my  friends,  for  the  present :  but  by  all  the  love 
you  bear  your  master,  do  not  quit  the  house  ! — You  do  not 
wish  to  afflict  him  % 

Mrs.  D.  Heaven  is  our  witness  we  do  not. 

Lady  E.  Remain,  then,  and  he  shall  be  restored  to  you 
in  all  his  former  kindness  and  affection.  [Exeunt  James 
and  Mrs.  Davies.  As  they  go  off.  Colonel  Freelove  and 
Lord  Rivers  e?iter  at  the  top.]  Mild,  gentle,*  affable,  and 
affectionate  !  then  he  has  assumed  this  part,  only  to  give 
me  a  more  perfect  reflection  of  myself.  He  leaves  me, 
that  he  may  not  render  me  wretched :  'tis  plain  he  thinks 
I  shall  make  him  so.  This  letter — his  departure,  are  hut 
feigned  ;  but  soon,  too  soon,  they  might  have  proved  fatal 


22  DAY    AFTER    THE    WEIDING.  [Act  1 

realities  !  How  shall  I  ever  look  up  again  1  Where, 
where  shall  I  pour  my  repentant  tears  ] 

Col.  Into  my  bosom,  Elizabeth ;  into  the  bosom  of  the 
man  you  have  now  rendered  the  happiest  of  mortals.  [Em- 
bracing her.]  Now,  Rivers,  you  may  congratulate  me.  I 
told  you  my  plan  would  succeed. 

Lady  E.  Oh,  Rivers  !  And  were  you,  too,  in  a  plot 
against  me  1 

Lord  R,  I  was  ;  and,  seeing  that  women  may  sometimes 
oe  converted  into  reasonable  creatures,  I  shall  perhaps 
change  my  mind,  and  some  day  or  other  take  unto  myself 
a  wife. 

Lady  E.  Harry,  I  will  change  characters  with  you  :  I 
will,  by  your  example,  become  mild  and  forbearing ;  but 
I  will  go  beyond  you  :  you  imitated  me  but  foi  an  instant; 
I  will  study  to  resemble  you  all  my  life. 

Col.  'Tis  not  an  easy  task  to  reform  our  characters  sud- 
denly. 1  expect  to  find  you  now  and  then  relapsing  into 
your  former  error ;  but  you  have  experienced  the  evil  ef- 
fects of  it ;  and  reflection  cannot  fail  to  con*^ince  you,  that 
affection  and  gentleness  are  the  brightest  ornaments  of 
your  sex,  and  the  surest  source  of  domestic  felicity. 

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55.  Much  Ado  About  Noth- 

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DAN. 

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57.  The  Apostate. 

58.  Twelfth  Night. 

59.  Brutus. 

60.  Simpson  &  Co. 

61.  Mfcrchant  of  Venice. 
ti-Z.  Old  Heads  and  Young 

Hearts. 

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64.  Thr«e     VVeek^     After 

Marrittge. 
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66.  As  You  Like  It. 

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68.  Werner. 

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72.  Blue  Devils. 

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75.  Henry  IV. 

76.  Paul  Pry. 

77.  Guy  Munnering. 

78.  Sweethearts  &  Wives. 

79.  The  Serious  Family. 
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81.  Julius  Caisar. 

82.  Vicar  oi"  Wakefield. 

83.  Leap  Year. 

84.  The  Catspaw. 

85.  The  Passing  Cloud. 

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87.  Koblioj. 

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91.  Two  I'riends. 

92.  Jane  Shore. 

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VOL.   XIXI. 

97.  Sjidiei's  Daughter. 

98.  Douglas. 

99.  Maico  Spada. 


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